JayBee

Jamie has over 10 years experience working in WordPress, developing WordPress Themes & Plugins that specialise in consuming and displaying data from Twitch, YouTube and other content sources.

Mixer is no more

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Sad news for all you Mixer streamers out there. As of June 22nd this year, unfortunately Mixer is no more. Anyone streaming on Mixer is being encouraged to head over to Facebook Gaming at fb.gg who are honoring Mixer Partner status with their own Facebook partnership scheme. With that news, we’re currently investigating wether or … Read more

5 Epic WordPress Plugins for Twitch TV

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As far as Twitch WordPress plugins go, there’s not a whole lot available on the market. StreamWeasels alone have three Twitch Plugins for WordPress in the wordpress.org repository, but there are a few more notable plugins worth mentioning. We searched high and low, did the testing, and can now present to you the five best WordPress plugins for Twitch. Check out what we found below.

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7 tools, tips, and plugins to get you more Twitch subscribers

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So, what is a Twitch subscription?

Twitch subscriptions are a way for your fans to support you through tiered monthly payments — and they’re one of the most popular ways to make money on Twitch. For their loyalty, your subscribers can get special perks like emotes, badges, and exclusive chat alerts. And if you’re feeling crazy-generous, you can even reward your subscribers with ad-free viewing and access to exclusive chatrooms and competitions. Keep reading to find out our top tips for gaining and retaining Twitch subscribers.

  1. Play games with your Twitch community
  2. Give your subs something special
  3. Subscriber-only perks and prizes
  4. Share your stream goals
  5. Private events just for Twitch subs
  6. Get social with your subscribers
  7. Build trust with your viewers, and keep it

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Upcoming Twitch API Changes on April 30th

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Due to the ever-changing landscape of the Twitch API, every now and then we need to make some changes to our WordPress plugins for Twitch streamers in order to keep them ticking over.

At the end of this month, Twitch is making some drastic changes to the new Twitch API Helix endpoints. Specifically, every call to a helix endpoint now requires OAuth – either in the form of a User access token or an App access token.

Due to this, every one of our WordPress plugins which integrate with the Twitch Helix endpoints requires some code changes in order for them to continue to work. If your plugin has stopped working and it has passed the 30th of April, you simply need to update your plugin within WordPress to get your plugin working again. See the below screenshot for how to update your plugin.

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